by: MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press
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Dec 17, 2020 / 09:57 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) The head of the Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that his agency will move to quickly authorize the second COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic, hours after the shot won the key endorsement of a government advisory panel.
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement that regulators have communicated their plans to drugmaker Moderna, which co-developed the vaccine with the National Institutes of Health. The announcement came after a panel of FDA advisers, in a 20-0 vote, ruled that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks for those 18 years old and up.
Dec 16, 2020 / 10:47 PM EST
FORTVILLE, Ind. (WISH) Students in the Mt. Vernon Community School Corp. woke up Wednesday to a special surprise, and it wasn’t just the snow.
Not only did they get a day off school, but also an assignment to play.
Superintendent Jack Parker said students in the district east of Indianapolis have missed out on so much this year during the coronavirus pandemic that he wanted to make sure they didn’t have to add the first snow of the season to their list.
Parker sent families an email instructing them to use the “scientific process in planning appropriate clothing to remain warm and dry while spending time outside. Once this hypothesis has been identified, and appropriate attire has been secured, students will be expected to test their theory by going outdoors and playing in the snow.”
Dec 16, 2020 / 07:41 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) By the numbers, just under 1,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were in IU Health Methodist Hospital on Wednesday, and close to 200 people were to receive their vaccinations.
The people receiving the vaccinations were mainly front-line health care personnel ho deal with COVID-19 patients on a daily basis.
This was just the start to getting life back to normal. There was no special packaging; the labels on the prefilled syringes were basic at best. The words printed on the label have been a long time coming.
Dr. Bill Rutherford no longer sees patients but is in the hospital every day. He was one of the first to volunteer to administer the vaccine and to roll up his sleeve. “This is the beginning of the light at the end of the tunnel. Health care workers are desperate for this. You know, we want to take care of people. This is the first real hope that we have had.”
Jump in online buying causes issues for on-time package delivery during pandemic
A United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) driver carries a package in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Online shoppers in the U.S. are expected to drop a record-busting $12.7 billion on Cyber Monday the busiest e-commerce day of the year presenting a valuable opportunity for retailers whose websites, customer service departments and delivery operations can withstand the period of crushing traffic. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images
by: Chris Isidore, CNN Business
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Dec 16, 2020 / 03:28 PM EST
(CNN) It’s about to get much more difficult and more expensive to get packages delivered by Christmas.
Dec 15, 2020 / 11:41 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Many Hoosier health care workers said Tuesday that the opportunity to receive the coronavirus vaccination is the relief they’ve been waiting for. They said they hope their willingness encourages others to step up when it’s their turn.
Eskenazi nurse Rebecca Shoaf and IU Health North nurse Johnna Fritch have the same goal, to show people getting vaccinated is safe and it’s the right thing to do.
Still, Shoaf understands there is some uneasiness surrounding the vaccine. She admits her decision did not go without some research and conversation with her husband.
“There’s a lot of people I work with too that have questions and I guess my thinking is, vaccinations aren’t new,” said Shoaf.